Evangelical Church Hockenheim
The Evangelical Church in Hockenheim was built from 1905 to 1907 in the neo-baroque style.
history
Around 1900 Hockenheim had about 5800 inhabitants, of which 2780 were Protestant. Since the Protestant church at that time, today's Lutherhaus, only held 750 people, the congregation planned a new building from 1899. The plans were drawn up by the experienced head of the Evangelical Church Building Inspection in Heidelberg , Hermann Behaghel . The architect Albert Fais from Heidelberg was in charge of construction. The laying of the foundation stone took place on October 22nd, 1905, and the church was inaugurated on September 18th, 1907.
architecture
The style of the church corresponds to the neo- baroque . Typical for this are the consoles , capitals , cornices and the sculptural ornaments such as cartouches , garlands and angel heads on the doors and windows . Also inside are the richly gilded ornamentation on the altar , the pulpit and the organ . The floor plan is a cross with a semicircular choir , i. H. the type of the basilica with the main ship and two aisles. The church has 1200 seats.
Exterior construction
On the north facade, three portals open to separated vestibules and from there you can access the worship room or the lateral vestibules lead via stairs to the galleries , which are attached on three sides . A tall, slender tower with a clock dominates the central portal and a cross and a weathercock are located on the top of the tower. On the side of the tower, two small turrets with a zinc roof tower over the building. The entrance area has an abundance of architectural details as listed above as characteristic of the neo-baroque style.
The rich ornamentation is also striking in the transept gables , the longitudinal gables and in the decor of the roof finish.
inner space
Behind the gold-decorated wooden altar, which is located in the apse , is the organ stage and in front of it a richly decorated pulpit with a semicircular sound cover. The wooden staircase leading to the pulpit has an elaborately designed wrought iron railing. The organ stage has a parapet with semicircular balcony-like projections.
In the main nave, the six square pillars made of yellow sandstone with cornices are striking. From each of these pillars four girdle arches extend , which support the ceiling vault. The smaller round columns made of polished granite support the galleries.
Stained glass
The glass windows were made in the Beiler glass painter's workshop in Heidelberg, based on drafts by the architect Behagel. The original windows on the west side were destroyed in the Second World War .
organ
The organ , in neo-baroque style, had 2918 pipes and was manufactured by the Steinmeyer company. The case was made by the Marmon art workshop in Sigmaringen . In 1971/72 this organ was replaced by a new one from Hermann Eule . The instrument has 39 registers on three manuals and a pedal.
literature
- Evangelical town church Hockenheim . Published by the Evangelical Church Community of Hockenheim, Hockenheim 1990.
- Martin Kares, Michael Kaufmann, Godehard Weithoff: Organ guide Rhein-Neckar-Kreis . Heidelberg 2001, ISBN 3-932102-07-X .
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Coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ 5.4 ″ N , 8 ° 33 ′ 4 ″ E